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Contents OUR achievements – Strategic Priority 1B Business Plan specific outcomes (and associated Corporate Plan actions) Progress against specific outcomes and actions Specific Outcome 9 (Relating to Corporate Plan Action 6) Improve accessibility to the unique collections, research and expertise of the Royal Botanic Gardens by: a. promoting the use of the Online Plant Census of the RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne living collections database of plants, with additional links and tags to other information sources b. continuing to expand promotion of achievements of the Royal Botanic Gardens using the website, with links to water conservation information, seminars, achievements/awards and fungi information c. supporting digital visitor information systems, such as interpretive signs and plant labels, through the utilisation of current data and technology, and d. representing the technical interests of the Royal Botanic Gardens in the Herbarium Information Standards Committee (HISCOM), the Biodiversity Information Standards Working Group (TDWG), Australia’s Virtual Herbarium (AVH) and the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) forums. Initiatives to improve accessability to the unique collections, research and expertise included: a. The Online Plant Census, which is hosted on the Royal Botanic Gardens’ website, was successfully linked to ‘Trust Trees’, an iPhone application of the National Trust of Victoria. This application now includes details about the Royal Botanic Gardens’ significant trees. Additional links have been placed in numerous places throughout the Royal Botanic Gardens’ website to facilitate traffic to the Online Plant Census. b. and c. The Living Plant Collection Database was significantly updated to improve its ease of use. Updates included new reports and maps, in particular to manage the threat from a new pathogen, Myrtle Rust (see Specific Outcome 6b). Exporting of data from the Living Plant Collection Database to the Geographic Information System (GIS) was further developed. Continuing expansion and updating of content, with the creation of additional links, is expected to result in more visitors to both the Living Plant Collection Database and the GIS sections of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ website. d. Staff from the Information Services branch attended the HISCOM meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, in November 2010. The ALA sponsored meetings about the future of AVH in March and May 2011 and, since October 2010, the Royal Botanic Gardens has run and hosted the entire AVH. In October 2010, Royal Botanic Gardens’ staff organised two Specify (the new Herbarium database software) workshops in Perth and Canberra for members of the ALA. A geo-referencing workshop for members of the ALA was held in February 2011. Information Services branch staff are also involved in the ALA National Species List project, of which the moss and fungi names project that runs at RBG Melbourne is part. page 44
Contents OUR achievements – Strategic Priority 1B Business Plan specific outcomes (and associated Corporate Plan actions) Progress against specific outcomes and actions Specific Outcome 10 (Relating to Corporate Plan Action 7) Expand visitor information systems for the Australian Garden Stage 2 by planning the project to assess technology solutions including podcasts, short message service (SMS) and online systems. Preliminary investigations were conducted into technology solutions for delivering visitor information systems. (See Specific Outcome 2a above for further details.) Action 5 Tailor our publications and education/visitor programs to educate the community about the particular role of the Royal Botanic Gardens, and botanic gardens in general, in conserving biodiversity in the face of accelerating global climate change. The text and images used in the Royal Botanic Gardens’ printed and online communications are designed to support the Royal Botanic Gardens brand, and support the Royal Botanic Gardens’ charter. Printed materials usually include a message about the conservation values of the paper stock used. Action 6 Increase the accessibility of our unique collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens, striking a balance between our obligation as custodian of precious and rare collections and sharing them with both our online and on-site visitors. RBG Melbourne Horticulture branch staff provided walks and talks regarding living plant collections for members of the general public, industry colleagues and international delegations. They also provided horticultural updates and training sessions for Garden Ambassadors, Children’s Garden volunteers and Voluntary Guides, to enable them to communicate key landscape and collections management issues to members of the public. Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2010–11 page 45
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